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Electric French

Electronic music from France dominated the airwaves this month on The French Connection

By Sarah Brennan

Last week I switched things up a bit and dedicated my show all to electronic French music. Of course, everyone knows the big names in French electronic music like M83, Daft Punk and Justice but I think it’s important to look back and see the older bands that influenced that electronic sound we love today. Pierre Henry was one of the earliest French pioneers of this genre. His song “Messe pour le temps present” in 1967 is one of the first examples of French electronic music.

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